Ham Radio
Jan 8, 2012 23:33:21 #
I am curious to know how many Ham Radio operators we have on the Ugly HedgeHog . I Have had my ticket since 1977.
Jan 8, 2012 23:34:49 #
Jan 8, 2012 23:38:37 #
rickyd wrote:
had mine about 10 yrs, though I rarely use it now
Same here Rick. Most communication today is via Cell Phone or Computer. Us locals do help with public service a lot ...
73 Cliff
Jan 9, 2012 06:33:31 #
Wow! Had not thought about HAM in a long time. Got my Amateur ticket in '78. WB5TGX. Advanced as far as Advanced ticket. Was mainly into CW till computers ruined it. Still have an old HW 101 and SB 102 in the attic somewheres. Been 25+ years since I've been active.
Jan 9, 2012 07:24:41 #
Got my Advanced back in 2004. KM4EN. After the thrill wore off, my cell phone suffices now. I think that cells, Skype and other stuff like it will probably kill ham radio. Sad.
Jan 9, 2012 07:24:52 #
N1YDX - Not as active as I would like to be. Made DXCC in 6 months as a Novice on CW and the rest was downhill. LOL
Sarge
Sarge
Jan 9, 2012 07:51:30 #
I got mine in 1978 KA5EBL and ran on 6, 2 and 432 SSB. Didn't mess with FM or HF.
Jan 9, 2012 08:31:30 #
Jan 9, 2012 09:57:10 #
JAL
Loc: Toledo Ohio
i've had my ticket since about 1985. got my extra in that year. call is wc8y. have a icom 765 radio.
Jan 9, 2012 10:52:37 #
Jan 9, 2012 11:01:03 #
K3LET, WA9NWS, WA0NTY
Started HAM radio in 1958. Can't get near a Xmiter now, blows up my pacemaker software.
Started HAM radio in 1958. Can't get near a Xmiter now, blows up my pacemaker software.
Jan 9, 2012 11:05:31 #
Jan 9, 2012 12:20:56 #
WOW ! glad to see so many Hams on here. I knew there had to be some from all the nice post/comments I have seen.
I worked CW only for 3 years then dropped it. Got DXCC as a novice, worked contests,Field Day, as many special event stations as I cud find and finally burned myself out. Call is WB3IVX.
73 all
I worked CW only for 3 years then dropped it. Got DXCC as a novice, worked contests,Field Day, as many special event stations as I cud find and finally burned myself out. Call is WB3IVX.
73 all
Jan 9, 2012 12:34:20 #
Been in Ham Radio since 1998 (kg4bfl).
Sold most of my H.F. gear on craiglist and ebay so I could buy a nice camera and get into photography...LOL.
So here I am on a photo site talking ham radio...cool.
Sold most of my H.F. gear on craiglist and ebay so I could buy a nice camera and get into photography...LOL.
So here I am on a photo site talking ham radio...cool.
Jan 9, 2012 12:39:15 #
You guys really know how to make me feel old. Don't see anyone with a W# or another K# here. 1958 wasn't that far back, was it???? My CW days were with a Heath DX-20 and a Heath AR-3. My last rig was a SB-100, SB-200, and accessories (like the SB-scope and phone patch). Them had tubes in um, you young whipper-snappers. :lol:
My biggest thrill, other than working Australia on CW as a novice, was getting WAS (low power) in a single day. It was a marathon contest by ARRL but can't remember what it was called right now. Of course, that was as WA0NTY and I was in Minot, ND. Everyone wanted ND so I just sat there and responded. :roll:
My biggest thrill, other than working Australia on CW as a novice, was getting WAS (low power) in a single day. It was a marathon contest by ARRL but can't remember what it was called right now. Of course, that was as WA0NTY and I was in Minot, ND. Everyone wanted ND so I just sat there and responded. :roll:
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